Pied Piper (DC)
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'''Hartley Robert Rathaway''' was a male human born as the eldest son of '''Osgood Rathaway''' and '''Rachel Rathaway''' with him having a younger sister named '''Jerrie Rathaway'''. | '''Hartley Robert Rathaway''' was a male human born as the eldest son of '''Osgood Rathaway''' and '''Rachel Rathaway''' with him having a younger sister named '''Jerrie Rathaway'''. | ||
| − | He was said to had been born over thirty years ago to his rich family. (The Flash v2 #190) | + | He was said to had been born over thirty years ago to his rich family. Unknown to anyone at the time, he was actually born deaf though his parents who were more concerned about attending parties simply believed him to be slow. It was only two years later that they came to learn the truth but they never fully accepted it as they could not believe they could have an imperfect child. They then spent millions to rectify this issue with the young Hartley going through many doctors until they met a man named '''Magnus'''. He replaced Rathways cochlea and tympanic membranes with artificial micro-robotics that greatly improved his hearing. After hearing Mozart for the first time, he came to fall in love with music and became an avid listener to all composers in his teenage years though he himself had no talent for music. As he grew, he became more distanced from his parents as he could not relate to their social circles as they came from rich old money. Hartley often found himself kicked out of every college that his parents sent him to with this being one of a number of issues with his parents. It was then that he revealed to them that he was gay with this creating a huge rift with them. He then stole money from his parents and left the family home with all his musical instruments. (The Flash v2 #190) |
During this time, [[Evan McCulloch]] came to impersonate Rathway where under this guise he killed Hartley's parents. He then implanted false memories in Piper's mind making him believe he was the one to murder his own parents. This was part of an elaborate plot by the [[Blacksmith (DC)|Blacksmith]]'s criminal '''Network''' to leave the Piper alone and with no place to go but to the Rogues. (The Flash v2 #189) | During this time, [[Evan McCulloch]] came to impersonate Rathway where under this guise he killed Hartley's parents. He then implanted false memories in Piper's mind making him believe he was the one to murder his own parents. This was part of an elaborate plot by the [[Blacksmith (DC)|Blacksmith]]'s criminal '''Network''' to leave the Piper alone and with no place to go but to the Rogues. (The Flash v2 #189) | ||
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===Personality and attributes=== | ===Personality and attributes=== | ||
His full name was '''Hartley Robert Rathaway'''. (The Flash v2 #190) | His full name was '''Hartley Robert Rathaway'''. (The Flash v2 #190) | ||
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| + | He gained a love of music after hearing Mozart for the first time with him believing the composer and himself shared a lot in common. This saw him listening to any form of music ranging from Miles Davis to the Sex Pistols where he came to worship them all. Hartley attempted to even play music but came to realise he never had the talent to create music. Thus, he determined that he was really only a good listener and lived in his own world of sound in his teenage years. (The Flash v2 #190) | ||
Hartley always felt that people never listened to him which was why he preferred to communicate via music. (The Flash v2 #190) | Hartley always felt that people never listened to him which was why he preferred to communicate via music. (The Flash v2 #190) | ||
| − | Even though he never got along with his parents he stated that he would never have hurt them. Despite their differences, he stated that he genuinely loved them. He admitted that they were stuck-up snobs who were sterile but that they were not monsters. (The Flash v2 #190) | + | Even though he never got along with his parents he stated that he would never have hurt them. Despite their differences, he stated that he genuinely loved them. He admitted that they were stuck-up snobs who were sterile but that they were not monsters. He never felt like he could relate to his parents as they came from old money. They and along with the extended family as well as friends were known to had looked down at Hartley as they felt he did not belong in their social circles. Fights with his parents only erupted when he revealed to them that he was gay. (The Flash v2 #190) |
===Powers and abilities=== | ===Powers and abilities=== | ||
| + | Born completely deaf, a procedure by a doctor led to his cochlea and tympanic membrane being replaced with artificial micro-robotics. This not only allowed him to hear but gave him a heightened sense of hearing giving him the ability to hear a whisper from over a block away. (The Flash v2 #190) | ||
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| + | Since he was 9 years old, he studied sonics and determined that he design as well as sell his own brand of instruments if he could not play music. (The Flash v2 #190) | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
Revision as of 08:02, 25 May 2020
Pied Piper is a male comic supervillain who features in DC Comics.
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Biography
Origin
Hartley Robert Rathaway was a male human born as the eldest son of Osgood Rathaway and Rachel Rathaway with him having a younger sister named Jerrie Rathaway.
He was said to had been born over thirty years ago to his rich family. Unknown to anyone at the time, he was actually born deaf though his parents who were more concerned about attending parties simply believed him to be slow. It was only two years later that they came to learn the truth but they never fully accepted it as they could not believe they could have an imperfect child. They then spent millions to rectify this issue with the young Hartley going through many doctors until they met a man named Magnus. He replaced Rathways cochlea and tympanic membranes with artificial micro-robotics that greatly improved his hearing. After hearing Mozart for the first time, he came to fall in love with music and became an avid listener to all composers in his teenage years though he himself had no talent for music. As he grew, he became more distanced from his parents as he could not relate to their social circles as they came from rich old money. Hartley often found himself kicked out of every college that his parents sent him to with this being one of a number of issues with his parents. It was then that he revealed to them that he was gay with this creating a huge rift with them. He then stole money from his parents and left the family home with all his musical instruments. (The Flash v2 #190)
During this time, Evan McCulloch came to impersonate Rathway where under this guise he killed Hartley's parents. He then implanted false memories in Piper's mind making him believe he was the one to murder his own parents. This was part of an elaborate plot by the Blacksmith's criminal Network to leave the Piper alone and with no place to go but to the Rogues. (The Flash v2 #189)
After fighting Mirror Master's brainwashing, he came to escape from his prison cell at Iron Heights and made his way to the FBI headquarters in Chicago. He broke into the office of FBI agent James Jesse in order to request the former Rogue's aid. (The Flash v2 #189) Agent James, however, attempted to apprehend Rathaway who used his instruments to summon rats to keep him at bay. When further agents arrived, Hartley used his flute to hypnotise them as well but did not harm them and instead had them knock each other out. Pied Piper told Jesse that he was innocent of his crimes but decided to go on the run as he refused to return to Iron Heights with him determined to prove that he did not kill his parents. (The Flash v2 #190)
Post-Flashpoint
Following the Flashpoint, a new version of reality was created with a different history of events.
Overview
Personality and attributes
His full name was Hartley Robert Rathaway. (The Flash v2 #190)
He gained a love of music after hearing Mozart for the first time with him believing the composer and himself shared a lot in common. This saw him listening to any form of music ranging from Miles Davis to the Sex Pistols where he came to worship them all. Hartley attempted to even play music but came to realise he never had the talent to create music. Thus, he determined that he was really only a good listener and lived in his own world of sound in his teenage years. (The Flash v2 #190)
Hartley always felt that people never listened to him which was why he preferred to communicate via music. (The Flash v2 #190)
Even though he never got along with his parents he stated that he would never have hurt them. Despite their differences, he stated that he genuinely loved them. He admitted that they were stuck-up snobs who were sterile but that they were not monsters. He never felt like he could relate to his parents as they came from old money. They and along with the extended family as well as friends were known to had looked down at Hartley as they felt he did not belong in their social circles. Fights with his parents only erupted when he revealed to them that he was gay. (The Flash v2 #190)
Powers and abilities
Born completely deaf, a procedure by a doctor led to his cochlea and tympanic membrane being replaced with artificial micro-robotics. This not only allowed him to hear but gave him a heightened sense of hearing giving him the ability to hear a whisper from over a block away. (The Flash v2 #190)
Since he was 9 years old, he studied sonics and determined that he design as well as sell his own brand of instruments if he could not play music. (The Flash v2 #190)
Notes
- Pied Piper was created by John Broome and Carmine Infantino where he made his first appearance in The Flash v1 #106 (May, 1959).
Alternate Versions
In other media
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Appearances
- The Flash v1: (1959)
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